Beyond the Fine Print: The Wider Legacy of Insurance Disputes in the English Courts (LIDW26)

Rebecca Sabben-Clare KC and Alexander MacDonald will join Sarah McNally and Fiona Treanor of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer to discuss “Beyond the Fine Print: The Wider Legacy of Insurance Disputes in the English Courts” – a discussion exploring the broader impact of insurance disputes on English law on Wednesday 3 June at HSFK’s offices for LIDW26.

The English courts have never been busier with insurance cases but what impact do these decisions have beyond the insurance arena on English jurisprudence more generally? From recent decisions involving stranded aircraft in Russia, to the global pandemic, to seizures of warehouses in Afghanistan and much more besides, insurance disputes have always covered a broad array of subject matters.

This session will look at how insurance disputes in the English courts, both recent and historic, have shaped both English law and the management of cases in the English courts.

This event is part London International Disputes Week 2026 which is returning for a 7th year in the first week of June to welcome delegates from around the world to network, learn and discuss at one of the largest global gatherings of the international disputes community. This year’s theme is “Tradition, trust and transformation in international dispute resolution”.

To register, please go to the LIDW website here (registration required to book places).

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